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Success in Education

• We change the world, one student at a time.

Title: Program Manager

Required Travel: Frequent, Local

We are a statewide nonprofit foundation based in downtown Salt Lake City that offers its employees creativity, autonomy, and the opportunities to change lives.

Mission:

The mission of Success in Education is to provide a pathway to college or careers. We do this through literacy, technology and mentoring programs, and exposure to scholarships, internships, and careers

Programs and Purposes:

+ The purpose of Keys to Success is to motivate students to unlock their future by connecting them to scholarships, internships, and careers.

+ The purpose of Road to Success it to improve literacy skills of K-5 grade students through incentivized daily reading.

+ The purpose of Women Who Succeed is to provide opportunities for girls and young women to grow confidence and leadership skills.

+ The purpose of Ken Garff Esports is to enhance and enrich scholastic experiences through and beyond gaming.

+ The purpose of Code to Success is to provide coding and web development principles for students interested in computer science.

Position Summary:

The Success Program Manager is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of Success in Education’s programming throughout Utah. Each manager will be assigned a specific geographic area, where they will focus on elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in their region; this will include building strategic relationships with community partners from their region and throughout the state of Utah. In addition to overseeing Success in Education’s programming within a specific geographic region, a Program Manager will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for one of the Success in Education programs.

Managers will other program managers and team members. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring there is an emphasis on creating opportunity for underrepresented populations, including: low-income, minority, and female students. This role is responsible for implementing strategies that will ensure student success and a high completion rate.

Job Responsibilities :

+ Oversee assigned geographic area that implements Road to Success, Keys to Success, Code to Success, Ken Garff Esports and Women Who Succeed.

+ Closely coordinate with school principals, counselors, and College Access Advisors to ensure Keys to Success is implemented throughout the region.

+ Ensure Key Contacts are in place in each high school to garner support and enthusiasm for Keys to Success.

+ Establish and foster relationship with districts’ Career Technology Educators to ensure Success in Education programming is a priority for each school district.

+ Develop and implement -plan with College Access Advisors to connect with high school students through in-person and virtual assemblies, Lunch and Learns and other special events to engage with the Keys to Success app.

+ Develop and implement a plan through the College and Career Awareness class in middle schools in your area to have the Keys to Success downloaded.

+ Ensure principals and counselors are aware of the mentee opportunity for Women Who Succeed on the Keys to Success app.

+ Organize and oversee Code to Success campuses, including university mentors, peer mentors, students, and teachers.

+ Act as a liaison for Ken Garff Esports Club Advisors to Ken Garff Esports Subject Matter Expert and Director of Technology Education.

+ Distribute prizes and act as a support to Ken Garff Esport Club Advisors and students.

+ Ensure equity and access are of high priority for student enrollment by targeting low-income schools, rural schools, and minority students

+ Track Key Performance Indicators for assigned geographic area.

+ Provide weekly reports to leadership as to progress and challenges

+ Provide content for social media to Marketing Coordinator to highlight success in geographic areas and in subject matter expertise.

+ Train team members and act as a Subject Matter Expert with identified specialty.

+ Communicate regularly and integrate initiatives as appropriate with other team members.

Other Work Conditions:

+ This position requires regular travel; primarily local and during business hours although some occasional out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

+ This is a full-time, exempt position. Work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

+ Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Success in Education and the accompanying foundation is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. We comply with all federal and state laws regarding employment. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties/assignments and additional duties may be required or change from time to time.